Lauch of the LICIA

Can culture be truly inclusive and accessible? With LICIA, Bourges 2028 is taking up the challenge.

The launch of the LICIA – International Laboratory for an Inclusive and Accessible Culture – held at ENSA Bourges on Wednesday 3 December, brought together more than 30 speakers and 200 participants from across Europe: cultural professionals, artists, associations, healthcare practitioners, architects, students and elected officials.
This diverse group came together around a shared question: how can we concretely build a culture that is accessible to everyone?

From the very first discussions, one thing became clear: accessibility can no longer remain a concept. It must become a method, a shared way of thinking and acting.

This day made it possible to:
– create a space for open dialogue, where everyone could articulate their needs, challenges and intuitions;
– share highly practical feedback and experience, drawn both from local contexts and European projects;
– better support stakeholders, structure shared tools and connect existing initiatives.

LICIA thus becomes what Bourges 2028 aspires to be: a shared space for research and collaboration, a method to be co-built, a place where accessibility finally moves from good intentions to concrete action.
With this launch, Bourges 2028 reaches a new milestone – that of a project that does not merely proclaim an ambition, but begins to build it openly, collectively and sustainably.

This day was organised in partnership with the Malakoff Humanis Disability Foundation and ENSA Bourges. 

© Maïna Leblond-Fromet, Handanser moi, artistic performance by Ira Nadia Kodiche